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A 35-year-old male has recently converted to positive on a purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) test for TB. INH is given as prophylaxis.
select the mechanism of drug action:

a. Inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis

b. Inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis

c. Inhibition of bacterial folic acid synthesis

d. Inhibition of bacterial topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase)

e. Inhibition of bacterial DNA polymerase

  #2

a

  #3

A. INH inhibits the synthesis of MYCOLIC ACID in the mycobacterial cell wall.
nod

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  #4

a. Inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis

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that was easy haa.............







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